Remember when you were a kid and bluntly stated everything on your mind? For instance, pooping your pants as a child was not a moment of embarrassment and shame. Pooping your pants meant shouting to your mom that you pooped your pants while you grinned happily about the whole incident. In contrast, everyone over the age of 10 would slightly grimace if he or she defecated himself or herself, skulk in to the nearest bathroom to clean u, and repeat to himself or herself that "It's fine."
The phrase "It's fine" is commonly used among teenagers and adults as a euphemism for emotions like embarrassed or depressed. I myself am guilty of the overuse and misuse of the phrase "It's fine." The commonality of the phrase stems from caring too much about what our peers think. On the other hand, kids do not really think or care about the interests or thoughts of others (this has to do with brain development and all that good psychological stuff). Ironically, adults should be learning and applying a kid's positive and blunt mentality. Applying this child-like mentality could drastically reduce the negative effects of suppressing true feelings. Negative results might be high blood pressure, heart disease, anxiety, depression and many other physical and mental impairments. To help yourself avoid the phrase "It's fine," read the following examples of situations when it is not actually fine.
1. When you want Chick-Fil-A...on a Sunday.
2. When you are delightfully eating a taco and all of the sudden the contents dump out of the back end of that luscious shell.
3. When someone takes your last piece of gum.
4. When you receive a significant injury.
5. When you're picked last for teams in kickball.
6. When you leave the popcorn in the microwave for an extra 45 seconds and find it burnt to a crisp.
7. When you respectfully request for someone to return your shirt and they decline.
8. When you purchase a bag of chips only to discover you bought a bag of air with a side of chips.
9. When you pick up your fresh cup of coffee intending to drink it and instead spill it all over yourself...hello 3rd degree burns.
10. When you wake up five minutes before your alarm goes off.
11. When you accidentally soil your trousers... SOILED IT.
Remember: Always honestly express yourself; let it all hang out.
